pnichols wrote:
ron.dittmer wrote:
One thing certain.....I really did need new shocks up front. My Koni-RV shocks acted like they were not even there when I raised the front and dropped it to relocate the jack. The front bounced like a basket ball, up/down over and over and over (and over) again.
Hmmm ... my little Itasca has over 73K miles on it and my mechanic (and me pushing down on the front bumper) tells me that the Ford OEM front shocks are still good. Strange.
The front springs and general suspension on our E350 is so stiff, even with the worn-out Koni-RV shocks, I could not budge the front end by myself. The front-end drop test was an excellent test. I highly recommend that test to determine how good your front shocks are. A before/after shock replacement comparison is ideal. I should have done that when our rig was brand new with the Ford OEM shocks.
